diff --git a/code/game/area/areas.dm b/code/game/area/areas.dm
index 7105dd1e1a..75a6581aa9 100644
--- a/code/game/area/areas.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/areas.dm
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(teleportlocs)
 
 	. = ..()
 
-	power_change()		// all machines set to current power level, also updates icon
-
 	blend_mode = BLEND_MULTIPLY // Putting this in the constructor so that it stops the icons being screwed up in the map editor.
 
 	if(!IS_DYNAMIC_LIGHTING(src))
@@ -143,6 +141,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(teleportlocs)
 			areas_in_z["[z]"] = list()
 		areas_in_z["[z]"] += src
 
+	return INITIALIZE_HINT_LATELOAD
+
+/area/LateInitialize()
+	power_change()		// all machines set to current power level, also updates icon
+
 /area/Destroy()
 	STOP_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	return ..()